A popular page that I love in my newsfeed is Humans of New York. The images are simple. The artist is natural and seems like a purist in his edits. The colors and poses are just real life, and I love the stories he tells in the pictures.

So.

I've been aching to have the guts to do it.

My camera was in my hand. I was about to sneak a photo of my friend in an airport as we waited for some folks we love that were returning to Birmingham from the Ukraine. My pals, Hallie and Jennifer, encouraged me to turn around and photograph the lady behind me.

I asked a few questions and permission to photograph.

Here it is:

"What is your favorite part of this job?"

"Meeting new people like y'all!"

"What is one piece of advice you'd give to folks traveling?"

"Take God with them."

Thanks to the lovely and beautiful smiling Dorothy Collins for being my first subject!

Thanks to Jennifer Vines and Hallie Hooten for the push!

Oh, and here are two more photos I snuck that kinda make me smile from the day.

]]> (Allison Shirley Photography)Birmingham AirportHumans of New Yorkphotographyhttp://allisonshirley.zenfolio.com/blog/2014/7/i-did-itMon, 14 Jul 2014 05:52:29 GMTSanta and Me at Painted By Uhttp://allisonshirley.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/12/santa-and-me-at-painted-by-u-2013
I love photographing Santa his friends at Painted By U. It's super fun to photograph kiddos, and Santa is pretty great too. Let's be honest here. I am not crafty or artsy, but I am crazy about this store. The fun colors and paints make me smile. Pick any piece of pottery in that place, and it'd look great in my home after we added some color and fire. The idea of that big o' kiln in the back kinda fascinates me. Oh, and the owner and her fam are some of my favorite people IN THE WORLD. They should be on TV. I know you think I'm kidding, but I'm not.

]]> (Allison Shirley Photography)http://allisonshirley.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/10/biking-in-the-mountainsThu, 17 Oct 2013 20:47:23 GMTRosalie at Orr Park <3http://allisonshirley.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/10/lydia-at-orr-park
]]> (Allison Shirley Photography)http://allisonshirley.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/10/lydia-at-orr-parkThu, 17 Oct 2013 20:36:39 GMTShe's Beautiful.http://allisonshirley.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/10/shes-beautiful
My sweet girl wanted a hair cut. She's been asking for months. Hm....maybe even a year or longer. I cringed and made horrible faces every time she asked. I decided to let her get the cut she's been wanting. Grace decided to donate it. Not only do I think she's ridiculously beautiful with her new style, but I'm also so very proud of her. My goodness. I love her.